On the Wedding Night, I Transmigrated to After the Divorce – Chapter 37
by Little PandaGood Cat, Bad Person
Beautiful Female Owner
Returning home, Yu Yan temporarily held off on messaging her and went to check the time of her next class instead.
Teacher Fu didn’t have many classes. She had to go to great lengths, adding several people as friends just to pry out the information.
It was the morning three days from now.
Perfect. Not too close, not too far. Just enough time to digest all that ambiguity and heartache, let longing grow, but not so long that the feelings would fade.
She noted down the schedule, then leisurely returned to Fu Yunqing’s chat window. Beneath those pathetic, left-on-read messages where she had been left hanging, she sweetly added another: 【Did Fu-jiejie get home safely?】
Paired with a sticker of an obedient cat standing at a door as if coming to visit.
Two minutes later, just as Yu Yan expected, Fu Yunqing replied.
Even though it was only a terse: 【Arrived】
Yu Yan’s lips curled up, not minding the brief coldness at all. She weighed how to continue reasonably bothering her. She thought for a moment without coming up with anything, but then Fu Yunqing’s next message popped up.
Extremely surprised, Yu Yan focused her eyes to look.
Fu-jiejie: 【You wore very little today, caught the wind, and even got a little rained on. Hurry and take a hot shower, or you’ll get sick】
Wore very little, caught the wind, got rained on… Hurry and take a shower, or you’ll get sick?
…
After a stunned mental freeze1, Yu Yan’s eyes curved into a smile.
She was doomed.
Fu-jiejie really cared about her even more than she’d imagined.
At a time like this, Yu Yan was naturally going to be incredibly obedient, immediately replying: 【I’ll go wash up right now!】
Fu Yunqing had also been caught in the rain, so of course she didn’t forget to add: 【You too, Fu-jiejie!】
It wasn’t just empty talk. Yu Yan was a sensible person; she really had gotten rained on, and she had no desire to suffer through a cold. After sending the messages, she immediately put her phone down and went to the bathroom.
Between washing her body and her hair, Yu Yan usually took nearly an hour, but this time she rushed out in under forty minutes. Wrapped in a bathrobe, her wet hair draped over her shoulders, she wiped it haphazardly with a towel. It was still dripping water when she impatiently picked up her phone with damp hands.
Knowing exactly how good she looked right after a shower, she immediately snapped a selfie with her front camera.
Her skin was fair and translucent, carrying a rosy flush steamed from the bathroom. Her wet hair clung to her neck and cheeks, and her eyes held a smile, making her look as vibrant as a water sprite emerging from a spring.
She was so beautiful she didn’t even need to use photo-editing apps. Yu Yan immediately sent it to Fu Yunqing, reporting in with a real-time picture: 【Fu-jiejie, I’m done washing up!】
Yu Yan: 【Aren’t I super obedient?】
Yu Yan: 【Proud cat jpg.】
“The other party is typing” flashed at the top of the chat window, then Fu Yunqing: 【Blow-dry your hair】
That was exactly the line Yu Yan had been waiting for!
Yu Yan: 【Blow-drying it right now!】
The hairdryer roared for over ten minutes. Yu Yan managed to blow-dry her hair about eighty percent of the way, took another selfie, and sent that photo to Fu Yunqing too: 【All dry!】
She seemed so excited, using exclamation marks in several consecutive messages.
She couldn’t help it. Having Fu-jiejie actively care about her just made her emotions surge.
Not sure what she went off to do, Fu Yunqing temporarily didn’t reply.
Yu Yan wasn’t in a rush. She switched over to express her gratitude to Ran Ling. Going back and forth with Ran-jiejie, she completely forgot she was waiting for Fu-jiejie’s message. A noise came from the living room—Lu Yu was back. Yu Yan went out to greet her.
Lu Yu was truly pitiful. While Yu Yan had gone out for a grand feast at a restaurant, Lu Yu could only order takeout upon returning home. Seeing that she had brought back a bag of strawberries, Yu Yan, being in a great mood, mercifully decided to help wash them. Lu Yu told her to soak them in saltwater for a bit first. Yu Yan placed the strawberries in a fruit basket, poured enough water to submerge them, and sprinkled in a little salt. Mission perfectly accomplished.
Returning to her room feeling quite pleased with herself, Yu Yan played on her phone until she remembered she hadn’t changed her sanitary pad. Figuring it was time for a fresh one, she found her drawer was empty. Recalling Lu Yu’s mention of a stash in the large bottom cabinet, she bent down to rummage through it.
Suddenly, she noticed something very strange.
She pushed aside the clutter blocking her view and peered closer. It was a safe.
A safe?
Hidden this deep?!
Startled, Yu Yan hurriedly tossed the sanitary pad aside. Using both hands, she lugged the heavy box out of the cabinet. It was a white safe, about the size of a shipping box.
Sitting on the ice-cold floor, she was burning with excitement. She felt her days of hardship had finally come to an end! She just knew it! Who was Yu Yan, after all? She certainly wouldn’t leave herself penniless. All the money was hidden in the safe, right? Just how many treasures had to be inside? Bank cards? Gold bars? Jade? Diamonds? Knowing Yu Yan’s temperament, she surely must have left herself a few hundred million for retirement, right?
Hahahaha, hahahaha, hahahaha.
So, what was the password?
Yu Yan blanked. Her fingertips drifted powerlessly over the keypad.
What was… the password?
Yu Yan blinked, stood up, and ran to ask Lu Yu. Sure enough, that girl knew absolutely nothing. How could she not be greedy at all? Seeing Yu Yan stash a treasure box and not even thinking to ask for the password—what a massive fool. Realizing she couldn’t rely on Lu Yu, Yu Yan calmed down and began to think deeply. She rounded up a few of her old go-to passwords and carefully tried them one by one. All wrong.
Because she had never considered the possibility that she would one day faint from hypoglycemia, hit her head, and lose her memory, she had confidently opted against fingerprint unlocking, right?
Yu Yan, could you not be so overconfident? What was the Yu Yan who had fainted from hypoglycemia, hit her head, and lost her memory supposed to do now?
Sitting cross-legged on the floor, Yu Yan began to grind her teeth in thought. Tomorrow, she’d buy a chainsaw and saw the damn thing open. But very quickly, Lu Yu thoroughly extinguished her hopes of returning to her peak.
“You didn’t put any treasures in there. That safe was left behind by the previous tenant because they didn’t want it. It’s just been sitting there ever since,” Lu Yu said, walking into the kitchen. She poured out the saltwater soaking the strawberries in the basket, added fresh water, and began to rinse them.
…
Yu Yan’s smile froze on her face. She didn’t know how the cold wind had managed to pass through the window to blow against her cheeks, extinguishing her surging flames; her entire body felt as icy as the unheated floor tiles beneath her feet.
Why hadn’t she said that when she asked her earlier, waiting until just now?! Lu Yu was definitely doing it on purpose!
“Lu Yu, I’m going to kill you!” she raged, marching forward to strangle Lu Yu’s neck, only to end up getting a face full of Lu Yu’s strawberry-washing water. Looking as pathetic as a drowned dog, Yu Yan wiped her face with a paper towel and shoved that accursed safe back into its original spot.
Yu Yan lay weakly on her bed, sighing at the unpredictability of life. An ordinary person wouldn’t be able to handle such an emotional rollercoaster. Thankfully, her heart was strong enough; she felt a little like going crazy, but ultimately managed to hold it in.
To quickly forget this wretched affair, Lu Yu, having finished her strawberries, suggested they go downstairs for a walk. Yu Yan didn’t refuse.
This residential complex was former company housing for some corporation or another. It was much older than Yu Yan herself, and the majority of the residents living here were elderly, giving it a very leisurely, slow-paced atmosphere.
With two young people mingling among a crowd of the elderly taking a stroll, Yu Yan found it incredibly dull. She felt she might as well have stayed home lying down. Tugging at Lu Yu’s sleeve with a lack of enthusiasm, she suddenly heard two meows.
Yu Yan froze, stopping in her tracks. Her eyes lit up as she looked around. In a pavilion not far away, she spotted a big fat cat lying down.
“That’s Granny Chen’s cat.”
“Who’s Granny Chen?” Yu Yan asked, not forgetting her question even as she excitedly walked toward the cat.
“The granny who sells jianbing guozi2 at the night market.”
“Wow, she actually has a cat.”
Anyone who owned a cat was a source of envy for Yu Yan, instantly making even the old lady selling jianbing guozi seem untouchably lofty. Yu Yan walked closer for a look. It was a big, fat orange-and-white cat that flipped onto its back, exposing its belly the moment it saw a person. Yu Yan was instantly rooted to the spot, crouching down to pet it.
The cat was very cooperative. She allowed herself to be petted, purred loudly, and even proactively rubbed against people. Despite her being a little dirty, Yu Yan still scooped her into her arms.
Finding this interaction between a ‘cat’ and an actual cat truly adorable, Lu Yu helped take a few photos from the side. Some were of Yu Yan holding the cat in her arms; others were of Yu Yan crouching down and pressing her face against the cat’s for a picture. The cat was beautiful, and the person was beautiful too.
The certain someone who had initially found the walk boring stayed out until past ten o’clock before she was willing to head home. On Douyin, quite a few people were urging her to post new content. As a beauty blogger3, she really was unqualified if she didn’t diligently update with beautiful photos, constantly just thinking about doing livestreams to rake in cash.
Deciding to oblige, she touched up the photos Lu Yu had taken, added a filter and some background music, and wrote the caption: 【I really want to steal her and take her home】. Then, she tapped upload.
Comments began rolling in the second it was posted. Yu Yan took a look; the reception was quite good. Satisfied, she simply started a livestream for a bit, mostly just chatting with everyone about going downstairs for a walk and meeting the cat. She streamed for about half an hour and raked in a few thousand RMB.
Before going to bed, she wanted to go play simp4 for the woman for a while.
Honestly, there was nothing shameful or bad about being a simp. If the other party ignored her, then the initiative would always remain in her own hands. Holding the initiative—just hearing that sounded very imposing, saving her from internal friction5. Furthermore, she had now evolved into a puppy who actually got replies, like one with a real owner.
Fu Yunqing had replied very early to the message reporting that her hair was completely blow-dried, sending a simple “Mm”. Yu Yan had replied with a sticker of a dog wagging its tongue, and then she had gone downstairs for her walk.
To think it had actually been three hours since she last bothered jiejie! As a dog, she was simply too incompetent and completely lacked enthusiasm!
However, before playing simp, she needed to build up the mood, so she clicked into WeChat Moments to peek at her friends’ recent updates.
Because she couldn’t get a read on the situation, Yu Yan hardly dared to contact her former friends. Looking at their extravagant, money-drenched lives on WeChat Moments, she knew they were no longer from the same circle. If they invited her out to high-end restaurants for afternoon tea, what would she do when she was dressed so shabbily and didn’t have the money to treat them back? As a pitiful wretch with barely two hundred RMB left in her bank account, Yu Yan was genuinely terrified that her poverty would be seen through.
There were a few people who had stumbled across her livestreams and videos and reached out to ask how she was doing. They would chat back and forth for a few lines, laughing hollowly, acting exceptionally polite.
Yu Yan had zero patience for this kind of overly courteous interaction, so naturally, the conversations died out after just a few lines.
As she absentmindedly lowered her eyes and rapidly swiped her finger across the screen, she suddenly caught sight of something unbelievable. Yu Yan’s fingertip paused. She scrolled back up and stopped.
Fu Yunqing’s WeChat Moment?
It really was a WeChat Moment posted by Fu Yunqing. She had posted a video—
Shot in first-person view, the woman sat on a sofa wearing a high-quality black nightgown. At her feet were a rug and a large, long-haired black cat. It was pitch black all over, save for a pair of round, sparkling eyes that revealed a beautiful shade of green. She tilted her head up and meowed at Fu Yunqing. Her face was very sweet, and her voice was soft and cutesy6. Fu Yunqing reached out a slender hand, and the cat instantly leaned into it, rubbing her head against her owner’s palm and letting out loud purrs.
The kitty was craving human touch, rubbing against her with extraordinary vigor, while the owner of the hand leisurely toyed with her. Feeling that this wasn’t enough, the little cat let out an “awoo” and nimbly leaped into the woman’s lap.
The video ended there.
Honey…
It was Honey… Overcome with excitement, Yu Yan watched the video back and forth a dozen times, her heart melting.
So cute, so cute. Even cuter than Yu Yan had imagined. So sweet, so proactive, so clingy. One look and you could tell this was a good cat, an obedient cat—a cat Yu Yan had raised single-handedly, completely inheriting all of Yu Yan’s best qualities.
The kitty was so cute. Fu Yunqing’s hand was so beautiful. Fu Yunqing was so lucky, getting to pet such a well-behaved kitty. The kitty was so lucky, getting to be pet by such a beautiful jiejie.
For a moment, Yu Yan had no idea who she should envy more.
Checking the timestamp, the Moment had been posted half an hour ago. She never would have expected her to post on WeChat Moments at all. The last time Yu Yan checked, her profile was set to only show posts from the last three days, making her assume Fu Yunqing was the type who simply didn’t share her life online.
After rewatching the video a dozen times, Yu Yan suppressed her restless heart. Restrained and low-key, she left a small ‘Like’ on Fu-jiejie’s WeChat Moment to express her careful attentiveness and her genuine yearning for Honey.
After rewatching it yet another dozen times, Yu Yan decided to leave a comment to show that, no matter how much she missed Honey, the person she loved and wanted most was still Fu-jiejie: 【So jealous of Honey, getting to be pet by jiejie】
The author has something to say:
Multiple Choice Question 1: Why did Fu-jie, who rarely posts on WeChat Moments, suddenly update? ( )
A: On a whim; Fu-jie posts when she wants to.
B: Yu Yan actually pet another cat, so this is a warning to let her know that Honey is the cutest cat in the world.
C: To show off to Yu Yan, proving that Honey is way prettier than that fat cat, angering Yu Yan to death.
D: Yanyan said she really missed Honey, so she might as well give her a glance.
Footnotes
- 'Dàngjī' literally means a machine going down or crashing; in modern slang, it refers to a person's brain completely freezing from shock or cognitive overload.
- A popular Chinese street food consisting of a savory crepe wrapped around crisp fried dough and various fillings.
- 'Yánzhí zhǔbō' (beauty streamer) and 'yánzhí bózhǔ' (beauty blogger) refer to a creator whose primary draw is their physical attractiveness rather than talent or content.
- 'Tiǎngǒu' is slang for a 'simp' who debases themselves for affection.
- 'Nèihào' (internal friction) is popular modern Chinese psychological slang for emotional exhaustion caused by overthinking, anxiety, or internal conflict.
- 'Pinching the voices' (jiā zhe sǎngzi) is modern Chinese slang for deliberately speaking in a higher-pitched, softer, and overly cute tone to act coquettish or sweet.
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